All I've drafted the following for the 4.9 press release. Please chime in with comments/changes/etc (bearing in mind, that we really need to get a release out ASAP as its been already 5 days since the [announce] was sent)
Despite the scale of this release , there are not many super-exciting/headline-grabbing new features so I've cherry picked these for the Press release: - Enhancements to Cloudstack networking model including deeper integration with Nuage VSP SDN -Out of band power management of hosts through IPMI,iLO,DRAC -User defined security roles -Over 180 minor enhancements and issues fixed Happy if somebody else can help find some other headline features from the release notes (BTW - the 180 came from the complete list of issues fixed) ##starts## [APACHE CLOUDSTACK LOGO] Announcing Apache(tm) CloudStack(tm) v4.9 Mature, easy-to-deploy Open Source Cloud computing software continues to meet the demands of the worlds largest cloud providers. [DATELINE] -[date]-The Apache CloudStack project today announced the immediate availability of Apache CloudStack v4.9, the latest version of the turnkey Open Source cloud computing software platform used for creating private-, public-, and hybrid cloud environments. Apache CloudStack clouds enable billions of dollars' worth of business transactions annually across their clouds, and its maturity, stability and ease of deployment has led it to has become the Open Source platform for many service providers to set up on-demand, elastic public cloud computing services, as well as enterprises and others to set up a private or hybrid cloud for use by their own employees. CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and rich APIs for managing the compute, networking, software, and storage infrastructure resources. It supports a broad range of integration points for both traditional and cloud-native workloads. CloudStack v4.9 reflects dozens of new features and improvements, including: - Enhancements to Cloudstack networking model including deeper integration with Nuage VSP SDN -Out of band power management of hosts through IPMI,iLO,DRAC -User defined security roles -Over 180 minor enhancements and issues fixed A complete overview of all new enhancements can be found in the project release notes at http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-release-notes/en/4.9.0/ CloudStack has been used by thousands of organizations worldwide and is in use/production at Alcatel-Lucent, Autodesk, BT Cloud, China Telecom, DataPipe, Exoscale, Globo.com, GreenQloud, Hokkaido University, IDC Frontier, Ikoula, Interoute, KDDI, KT/Korea Telecom, LeaseWeb, NTT, Orange, PCextreme, Schuberg Philis, Shopzilla, Slovak Telekom, Tata, Trader Media Group, TomTom, University of Melbourne, University of Sao Paolo, Verizon and WebMD among many others. A list of known users of the software can be found at http://cloudstack.apache.org/users.html Availability CloudStack v4.9 is available immediately as a free download from http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html. Apache CloudStack software is released under the Apache License v2.0. Governance and Oversight Apache CloudStack is overseen by a self-selected team of active contributors to the project. A Project Management Committee (PMC) guides the Project's day-to-day operations, including community development and product releases. Get Involved! Apache CloudStack welcomes contribution and community participation through mailing lists as well as attending face-to-face MeetUps, developer trainings, and user events. About Apache CloudStack Apache CloudStack is a mature, turnkey integrated Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Open Source software platform that allows users to build feature-rich public and private cloud environments. Hailed by Gartner Group as "a solid product", CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and rich APIs for managing the compute, networking, software, and storage infrastructure resources. CloudStack entered the Apache Incubator in April 2012 and became an Apache Top-level Project in March 2013. For downloads, documentation, and ways to become involved with Apache CloudStack, visit http://cloudstack.apache.org/ and https://twitter.com/CloudStack ##ends## Kind Regards Giles giles.sir...@shapeblue.com www.shapeblue.com 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4HSUK @shapeblue
